02-10-2011 Cutting the Fuse: Pape y Not why one person carries out a suicide attack, but about

many people carry out a campaign of suicide attacks y Not about Islamic fundamentalism but about Occupation y Religion functions as a recruitment technique y Foreign military occupation accounts for 98% of suicide attacks o US occupancy Transnational Suicide y Connections to the occupied country is a key factor y Transnational represents 10% y Largest pool occurs in Iraq Iraq y Direct result of US occupation y Remains overwhelmingly sunni y When US leaves Iraq there needs to be an equitable system between tribes Afghanistan y Direct result of US occupation y Increased troops may lead to increased attacks y Occupation: o Western forces are there to support an illegitimate government o Collateral damage for self interest Pakistan y US occupation y Indirect occupation: coerce home country through political pressure for others interests y 2 phases Al Queada y forms during Russian occupation, but became a force during the first gulf war y quality over quantity y 3 phases y strategic purpose of coercing the west to move out of Muslim countries Hezbollah y Foreign occupation to blame Israel and Palestine y 5 wars before suicide terrorism began y almost no suicide attacks 2006-2009 y 3 phases y 1994-1999 o lack of compliance to OSLO y 2000-2006 o failure of camp david y 2006-2009 Chechnya y Russian occupation Sri Lanka y Tamil Tigers

y Sri Lanken President claimed victory of 26 year civil war y Tied to civil wars Conclusion y Narrow sense US is safer y Military possibilities are increasing the likelihood of suicide terrorism